American raider No Nay Never smashed the five-furlong record for juveniles with a stunning performance in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot. Trained by Wesley Ward, who last tasted success at the meeting when saddling a double with Strike The Tiger and Jealous Again in 2009, the two-year-old was having… Read More »
Queen Elizabeth’s horse Estimate has won the Ascot Gold Cup, making her the first British monarch to own the winner of England’s prestigious race. By Julian Muscat ASCOT, England, June 20 AFP – History was made at Royal Ascot on Thursday when Queen Elizabeth became the first British reigning monarch… Read More »
Racing authorities do not have the power to issue misconduct charges against disqualified jockey Danny Nikolic, a hearing has been told. The latest inquiry involving the controversial jockey was adjourned on Thursday to allow Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board to consider jurisdictional argument presented by Nikolic’s lawyers. Nikolic has… Read More »
Peter Morgan won’t put it past the lightly raced Star Rolling to earn his way into a big race this spring. Those aspirations will be put to the test when the three-year-old shoots for his third straight win in the Brian Beattie Handicap (2000m) at Flemington on Saturday. Morgan says… Read More »
Trans-Tasman trainer Graeme Rogerson has no plans to exit Sydney racing but admits he has scaled down his team. Rogerson has had just 56 starters this season for five winners, numbers that are well down on his statistics from five years ago when he saddled up more than 1000 runners… Read More »
Some things are worth waiting for and trainer Grant Allard is hoping Style is one of them. An imposing mare, Style has needed time to grown into her frame. But with three wins from six starts, the four-year-old is beginning to repay Allard’s patience and he hopes she will again… Read More »
Minor setbacks have hindered the progression of Oakfield Commands in the past, but not this campaign. A preparation free of problems has opened the door for the five-year-old to deliver on his potential and on Saturday he will chase his third successive win in the Winter Dash (1200m) at Randwick…. Read More »
The Eye Liner Stakes result has given trainer Robert Heathcote added confidence about the chances of Griffon in Saturday’s Healy Stakes at Eagle Farm. At his last start in the QTC Cup, Griffon was a fast-finishing third to Galah and Conservatorium, the latter confirming the strength of that form by… Read More »
An extended winter campaign for Rialya hinges on his Tattersall’s Cup performance. Gary Kennewell, who is overseeing Rialya’s Brisbane preparation for his son Lloyd, is prepared to forgive his Ipswich Cup failure last Saturday but warned another below-par performance at Eagle Farm could see him head to the spelling paddock…. Read More »
Larry Cassidy won’t deviate from the normal racing pattern employed on Steps In Time in the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Rather than try to turn the Tiara into a sit-and-sprint race, Cassidy believes Steps In Time is most effective when she can lead unopposed. “She has a… Read More »
Misconduct charges against Danny Nikolic should not have been laid because he was not licensed at the time of the offence, a hearing has been told. Appearing before a Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board hearing, legal counsel for Nikolic argued that because the controversial jockey was disqualified he was not… Read More »
Classic winners Sky Lantern and Just The Judge feature among 17 fillies declared for Friday’s Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. The pair finished first and second respectively in the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket but while Richard Hannon has given Sky Lantern a break since then, Just The Judge went on… Read More »
Epsom Derby runner-up Libertarian has been purchased by Godolphin but will remain in training with Elaine Burke until after his next race. Winner of the Dante Stakes at York in May, the colt outran his odds at Epsom when chasing home Ruler Of The World, finishing as well as anything… Read More »
Jockey James Doyle had not ridden a winner at Royal Ascot until Wednesday but the 25-year-old Englishman made up for it in style with a superb treble in front of an admiring Queen Elizabeth. Inspired by a textbook ride to win the Group One Prince Of Wales’s Stakes aboard Al… Read More »
Trainer Robert Smerdon says he will appeal the $10,000 fine for his part in the Damien Oliver betting scandal. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) has knocked back his appeal against his conviction for conduct prejudicial to the image of racing but the trainer still has the avenue to… Read More »
Victorian trainer Dean Binaisse has been cleared of using peptides on his string of racehorses. Binaisse fronted a stewards’ inquiry on Wednesday when it was confirmed tests from 13 horses in his stable had returned clear results. Stewards opened an inquiry after a Fairfax Media report last month claimed Binaisse… Read More »
International interest in Eye On You is expected to skyrocket after his dominant win in the Yellowglen Handicap (1200m) at Doomben on Wednesday. Trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith said owner Gino Loiero has already fielded several offers to buy the three-year-old. “There’s been a lot of offers for him but that’s up… Read More »
Chris Waller will have to wait another day to set a new training benchmark in Sydney after falling three wins short of his target at Canterbury. The premier trainer had eight runners and got off to the perfect start when Murder Of Crows led all the way in the opening… Read More »
Jim Bolger was happy to find a “willing risk taker” in Godolphin supremo Sheikh Mohammed as Dawn Approach claimed a thrilling St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. On a day when American superstar Animal Kingdom badly fluffed his lines in the Queen Anne Stakes, Dawn Approach returned just 17… Read More »
The Banjo Paterson Final is the off-season goal for the in-form Cooldini but trainer Robert Smerdon is also keen to test the three-year-old over the jumps before the end of the season. Cooldini is out to make it a hat-trick of wins in Saturday’s heat of the Banjo Paterson Series… Read More »
